Chapter 71: Fall into a Trap: The Empress' Scheme
As she checked Dongfang Que’s pulse, Ye Jiuge opened her Spiritual Eye and examined his body. His five viscera and six bowels had turned black. Only a ball of bright, golden light near his heart meridian was protecting his heart. His pulse was extremely erratic: it sped up suddenly then slowed down. Ye Jiuge could barely obtain a reading for his liver and spleen—a symptom of poisoning.
Furthermore, from the look of his body’s condition, she knew that he had been afflicted with a strange demonic poison. This poison was even trickier than the Soul Departure that had previously afflicted Ye Yu.
At first, she thought that Dongfang Que was only pretending to be handicapped. But actually, he really was disabled! The Lingering Affection Herb had temporarily suppressed the demonic poison in his body, which was why he had been able to stand and attack her.
Now that she had forced the Lingering Affection Herb out of his body, the uncontrolled demonic poison had bounced back and abruptly invaded Dongfang Que’s five viscera and six bowels. If she could not think of a solution soon, the poison would kill him.
Just thinking about it made Ye Jiuge break out in a cold sweat. She lifted her head to look at the Empress. The Empress’ lips, painted with a vermilion lipstick, curled into a delighted smirk. Her eyes, slender like the Crown Prince’s, glimmered with a malicious light. Obviously, she had planned everything.
Ye Jiuge gritted her teeth. The Empress was most devious and manipulative to have dreamed up such a vicious scheme. One layer of a trap on top of another. If Dongfang Que had utilized Ye Jiuge as an antidote and made love to her, the Lingering Affection Herb would have caused him to die suddenly on top of her. If that had happened, not only would she have been unable to demand redress for the grievance, she would also have been declared guilty of killing Dongfang Que. Even the extent of her grandfather’s fame would have been unable to save her, a murderer.
Ye Jiuge was not someone who believed in fate. Even in this situation, she would fight for a chance to survive. She had the Millennium Snow Lotus Elixir with her that she had taken from Ye Yuxuan. If it did not work, she still had the Godly Heartwood. Zi Shang had warned her not to allow people to discover the secret of the Godly Heartwood, but the present situation called for her to give her all.
Although Ye Jiuge seemed to be considering many things, everything unfolded in the blink of an eye. After deciding on her strategy, she threw herself at Dongfang Que shouting frantically, “Your Highness, what’s wrong with you? Please, wake up!”
Her hand, hidden by her body, slipped the Millennium Snow Lotus Elixir into Dongfang Que’s mouth. Then, she covertly used the Lightning Fire Needle to prick her own finger and silently chanted, “Unseal the Godly Heartwood,” before she poked his body with it.